Edo Ratings, Fisher, B.W.

Fisher, Bernard

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1869	113	2192	(68)	2
1870	110	2214	(56)	10
1871	97	2224	(50)	10
1872	97	2228	(46)	13
1873	93	2249	(44)	15
1874	79	2268	(43)	16
1875	74	2296	(44)	13
1876	86	2249	(44)	13
1877	110	2210	(46)	9
1878	98	2230	(47)	14
1879	85	2259	(55)	0
1880	83	2288	(57)	0
1881	80	2317	(53)	0
1882	76	2345	(42)	26
1883	77	2372	(40)	40
1884	86	2359	(58)	0
1885	94	2347	(70)	0
1886	101	2334	(80)	0
1887	112	2321	(87)	0
1888	121	2308	(93)	0
1889	135	2296	(98)	0
1890	153	2283	(103)	0
1891	163	2270	(106)	0
1892	180	2257	(109)	0
1893	198	2245	(112)	0
1894	207	2232	(114)	0
1895	216	2219	(115)	0
1896	230	2206	(116)	0
1897	238	2194	(117)	0
1898	261	2181	(118)	0
1899	286	2168	(118)	0
1900	295	2155	(117)	0
1901	327	2143	(116)	0
1902	349	2130	(115)	0
1903	371	2117	(113)	0
1904	404	2104	(111)	0
1905	440	2092	(109)	0
1906	470	2079	(106)	0
1907	498	2066	(102)	0
1908	523	2053	(97)	0
1909	567	2041	(92)	0
1910	574	2028	(86)	9

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Fisher, Bernard William

Born: 1836

Died: 10 Apr. 1914

Notes:

Tim Harding (personal communication) gives date of birth as '1836/1837'. Forster (p.92) gives 'c1836'. Steve Mann gives '1836/37'. Forster gives year of death as 1810. Steve Mann had date of death as 10-04-1914. The Chess Players' Quarterly Chronicle of Oct. 1870 (vol.2, p.150) has 'W.B. Fisher'.

References

Books

Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 225

Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 137

Forster, Amos Burn, page 92, 959

Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 120

Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 266, 268

Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 76

Periodicals

[CPC], vol. 12, Aug. 1851, page 255

[CPQC], vol. 1, Nov. 1868, page 117

[CPQC], vol. 1, Apr. 1869, page 172

[CPQC], vol. 2, Oct. 1870, page 150

[CW], vol. 4, Sep. 1868, page 229

[ILN], vol. 52, 18 Apr. 1868, page 395

[ILN], vol. 53, 22 Aug. 1868, page 187

[ILN], vol. 60, 8 June 1872, page 555

[ILN], vol. 64, 27 June 1874, page 619

[ILN], vol. 69, 1 July 1876, page 23

[WP], vol. 3, 1 Sep. 1870, page 70

[WP], vol. 4, 1 July 1871, page 43

Web

Hilbert, John S. [The Reverend Charles Edward Ranken and Mid-Victorian Correspondence Chess]

Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1868: YCA, 1st Annual Meeting, York]

Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Bernard William Fisher]

Sericano, C. [Malvern 1871]

Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Donisthorpe, W. - Fisher, B.W. 1882 (1)         (f)     7.5   -   4.5

Donisthorpe, W. - Fisher, B.W. 1882 (2)         (f)     0   -   5

Mason, Ja. - Fisher, B.W. 1883         (f)     5   -   2      Mason, Ja. gave odds of a knight

Tournament data

York 1869 (2)     Yorkshire Chess Association - Handicap Tournament

  Fisher, B.W. - Ranken, C.E.     1 - 0          Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves

  Fisher, B.W. - Ball, A.     0 - 1

Newcastle 1870 (1)     1st Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class     6 / 9

Newcastle 1870 (3)     1st Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament B

  Fisher, B.W. - Stephens, W.H.G.     0 - 1

Malvern 1871 (1)     2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting, 3rd British Chess Association Challenge Cup     5.5 / 9

Malvern 1871 (3)     2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament

  Fisher, B.W. - Thorold, E.     0 - 1

Malvern 1872 (1)     3rd Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class     6.5 / 13

Birmingham 1873 (1)     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match

  Fisher, B.W. - Halford, J.     0 - 1

Bristol 1873 (1)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament

  Fisher, B.W. - Martin, Wi.     0 - 1          Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and move

  Fisher, B.W. - Kempson, S.G.     1 - 0          Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and move

  Fisher, B.W. - Archdall, T.H.     1 - 0

  Fisher, B.W. - Wayte, W.     0 - 1          Wayte, W. gave odds of pawn and move

  Fisher, B.W. - Thomson, W.     1 - 0          Thomson, W. gave odds of pawn and move

Bristol 1873 (3)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section B     5.5 / 9

Birmingham 1874 (1)     Birmingham - Cheltenham Club Match

  Fisher, B.W. - Benbow, C.W.     2 - 1

Birmingham 1874 (2)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class     5 / 10

Birmingham 1874 (4)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap

  Fisher, B.W. - Kempson, S.G.     1 - 0          Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and move

  Fisher, B.W. - Wallbank, C.     1 - 0          Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and two moves

  Fisher, B.W. - Burn, A.     0 - 1          Burn, A. gave odds of pawn and move

Glasgow 1875 (1)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match

  Fisher, B.W. - Murray, A.K.     1 - 0

Glasgow 1875 (2)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup     10.5 / 11

Glasgow 1875 (3)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament

  Fisher, B.W. - Minchin, J.I.     0 - 1          Minchin, J.I. gave odds of a pawn for the move

Cheltenham 1876 (1)     7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament

  Fisher, B.W. - Burn, A.     0 - 1

  Fisher, B.W. - Cook, W.     1 - 0

Cheltenham 1876 (3)     7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup     5 / 11

Birmingham 1877 (1)     Counties Chess Association - 1st Class     2 / 10

London 1878 (3)     9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I     6.5 / 12

London 1878 (5)     9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament

  Fisher, B.W. - Earnshaw, S.W.     1 - 0

  Fisher, B.W. - Ensor, F.S.     0 - 1

Manchester 1882 (1)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I     6 / 9

London 1883 (6)     Vizayanagaram Tournament     20.5 / 25

Birmingham 1883 (2)     13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Section B     6 / 6

Birmingham 1883 (3)     13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I Play-offs

  Fisher, B.W. - Thorold, E.     0.5 - 1.5

Bromley 1910 (2)     12th Kent County Chess Association Tournament     2.5 / 9